Single word black frame

One giant word in difference blend over the footage. Stages: “Stop.” The first frame needs to look different from the feed. Fits lines like “Listen.”.

Try your own words

Open my video with this hook: "Single word black frame" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/single-word-black-frame/preset.json (pass its "preset" to the engine).
Engine (MIT, no dependencies, ES module): https://24fps.dev/editor/engine.js. Download the engine next to your page (curl -O) rather than importing cross-origin, then import { mount } from "./engine.js" in a <script type="module"> served over http.
Wiring: root = a position:relative box at the video's size. media = { main }: main is a wrapper holding my video, filling the root. Then const fx = mount(root, { kind: "text", preset, media }) and call fx.render(seconds) every frame. The preset runs 4s from t = 0; offset t to place it later. It is seek-safe: drive it from the GSAP timeline in HyperFrames or call render(frame / fps) in Remotion. Before capturing frames, await (fx.ready ?? document.fonts.ready). Check it on my footage: if text is hidden behind the subject or doesn't read against my colours, nudge the layer positions or colours.
Replace the demo text with mine: set preset.layers[n].text (use \n for line breaks); if none given, write lines that fit my footage and tell me.
Hook formula: A single word on a black frame, then cut to the speaker.
Field reference: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/llms.txt. Keep sizes as fractions of the frame height so it works at any resolution. Credit: 24fps.dev/video-editor

Formula: A single word on a black frame, then cut to the speaker.
Example lines: Stop. · Listen. · Careful. · Wait.
Beats: 0.0s 'STOP' scales in with difference blending over the picture. → 0.6s Caption 'before you buy it' fades in below. → 1.4s One word on black with a heavy hit, held for 0.4 s; hard cut to a punch-in on the speaker.
Technique: Visual pattern interrupt hook: Break feed rhythm with an unexpected visual, sound or staging paired with a line.
Footage: Man talking and gesturing, Pexels

Giant number behind headGiant word tucked behind the speaker with a small boxed caption in front. Stages: “10X your focus with this one change.”Pattern interruptBehindCut-out

Giant question behind headGiant word tucked behind the speaker with a small boxed caption in front. Stages: “WHY does every diet fail by February?”Pattern interruptBehindCut-out

Paper sign hold upHandwritten sticky note slapped on screen, with an optional tag. Stages: “HEY! YOU THERE! This one is for you.”Pattern interruptNote

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